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Old 10-31-2013, 07:13 PM
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Spring recommendation to level short bed

Guys I see springs online that say "leveling springs". lift 1-2 inch. well if I measure from ground to the wheel well and I want the front to match the back it needs to be almost 4 inched to be level. Could this be because the front springs are so wore out and its sitting lower now? The new springs are 1-2 inch over stock and im sure im sitting lower then stock after all these years. They make a 4 inch lift spring and I could always cut it if I think its to tall in the front but I just want to know if anyone has used the "leveling springs". Bronco grave yard has the ones im looking at. Here is a pic of how my truck look now. Hard to see the 4 inch difference but trust me I measured on level ground over and over.
 
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Old 10-31-2013, 09:06 PM
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Springs settle over time and it could be yours have sagged more than others.

Instead of measuring from the wheel well to the ground, measure from the axle center line up to the Dent. That takes out difference in tire air pressure and differences in the wheel arch radius... the Dent contour is the same reference point from front to rear.
 
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Would you know what the stock height was? I'm not trying to buy the leveling springs just to be pissed that they are not high enough. If mine sagged over 1.5 inch and the level spring gives me 2 inch I will be Ok.
 
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Originally Posted by biggyfan1
Would you know what the stock height was? I'm not trying to buy the leveling springs just to be pissed that they are not high enough. If mine sagged over 1.5 inch and the level spring gives me 2 inch I will be Ok.
I sure don't. My rig had a 2-inch lift when I got it and then I went to a 4-inch lift. However, my truck measures 31.75 inches from the axle centerline to the lower dent line. Assuming everything is spot on, then yours would be about 27.75 inches?

Maybe post a question (thread) asking for a stock height measurement using the technique above... it'll also exclude any difference in tire size. But even then it'll be a ballpark measurement cuz every rig will be slightly different. However, you'll have a basis from which to evaluate how different your rig may be.
 
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